Natalie Lefton to play oboe in Europe

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
May 23, 2012
Filed under Uncategorized

In just a few weeks, sophomore Natalie Lefton will leave Decatur and travel to seven European countries over the course of 16 days. She is traveling through Voyagers International, a group that allows American students to travel abroad while playing their instruments. Lefton plays oboe, and she’ll... Read more »

Literary lieutenants

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
May 15, 2012
Filed under Student Life

Next time you’re looking for a book to read, you might just want to walk across the Decatur Square to hear some suggestions from two Decatur students. Freshmen Jenna Hanes and Laura Cooper both work at Decatur’s Little Shop of Stories. Cooper started working last summer “on a hot day in July,”... Read more »

February break leads to frozen adventure

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
March 8, 2012
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

For February break, Decatur juniors Kendall Lewis and Savannah Sullivan and freshmen Summer Sullivan and Claudia Tansey ventured out to Yellowstone National Park. The Sullivan sisters had been to Yellowstone two times before and seen the “normal” tourist things. This time, though, they did something... Read more »

Senior pursues oboe

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
January 8, 2012
Filed under Music, Reviews

Dec. 10 was an eventful day for a select few musicians in the Decatur band. Eleven freshmen and sophomores made District Band, as did six upperclassmen. For senior Eron Smith, the audition was just another to add to the many she has participated in. She made third chair oboe in the District Band, and... Read more »

The little giant takes the mat

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem staff
December 26, 2011
Filed under Sports, Top Stories

For sophomore Max Waterhouse, wrestling came as an acquired taste. His father wrestled in high school, so he followed in his footsteps when he came to Decatur. At first, he thought it would be too much work, but the benefits quickly outweighed the required effort. “Once I did it, I fell in love with... Read more »

IB, eh?

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem Staff
September 19, 2011
Filed under News

Early this school year, three of Decatur’s brave pioneers ventured to a foreign land to learn the trade secrets of a magical method of education. Well, sort of. English teachers, Cara Cassell, Chris Parizo and Kerri Williams went to an International Baccalaureate (IB) program conference in Toronto,... Read more »

Clever with cotton

Hannah Reiss, Carpe Diem Staff
August 23, 2011
Filed under Features, Student Life

Freshman John Hughes sits down and sketches the joker from “The Dark Knight” – he saw the movie a few weeks ago and especially liked the character. But he’s not sketching on paper, he’s sketching on cloth. Once he’s done coloring, he’ll cut out his picture and have his mom sew it on a shirt.... Read more »